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Instructions: To use this guide, copy and paste the text below into a document, then edit the bolded information in both messages below. Copy the contents of the prompt (excluding the label "Prompt:") with your edits and paste it into the Generative AI chatbot of your choice. Be sure you are starting the prompt in a new/blank chat and not one where a conversation has already been started. Any optional additions that you can add to the end of the prompt to be more specific will be added in the Optional Additions section.
Prompt: You are an expert educator with superior communication skills, skilled in writing persuasive emails that effectively and concisely convey information. You are working in a [undergraduate or graduate], [intro, 200,300, etc.] level course named [Title of course] in the [Subject] department. Your task is to create an email to a student to let them know [Progress Update (e.g. they completed half of the coursework, there is only one assignment left, etc.]. Keep the tone [Desired tone] and write from the point of view of the course's professor.
Optional additions:
Include the following instructions for the student to continue successfully in the course: [List general tips to give students]
Include bolded placeholders where I can enter [Personalized information, like the student's name or current grade].
If sending through D2L email, you can use the replacement string, {FirstName} , to send a message to multiple students and have it say their individual names.
Create two separate emails, one for students who have over a [passing/desired grade percentage] % grade in the course and one for students who have a grade lower than that. Those under this percentage are at risk of not doing well in the course.
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